"This is the tale of pasta. Rachel Roddy, a food writer who has won awards, has lived and cooked in Rome for more than a decade. She has perfected the art of making Italy's favorite food, cooking with fresh and seasonal vegetables, discovering cheeses, and browsing idyllic Italian markets for years: pasta. She has now compiled everything she has learned about pasta into a useful, alphabetical, and very entertaining collection of recipes for pasta and pasta sauce that will guarantee authentic Italian meals and elevate your pasta dishes to new heights. In this cookbook, you will gain proficiency with the numerous ways of matching pasta shapes with sauce, how to make specific pastas without any preparation, and how to best serve them-from Cavatelli with Wiener, Tomato and Mint to Capelli with Shrimp. Short essays also cover Italy's history, culture, and the incredible variety of pasta shapes from the tip to the toe. An A-Z of Pasta is a glorious celebration of pasta from one of the best food writers of our time. "From the award-winning British food writer, the essential book for pasta lovers and fans of all things Italian, featuring a mouth-watering, alphabetical collection of 100 recipes, covering 50 different pasta shapes, from alfabeto to ziti, and everything in between." "A glorious celebration of pasta from one of the best food writers of our time"